Cave Exploration in Slovenia Discovering Over 350 New Caves During Motorway Construction on Classical Karst /

This book focuses on the opening and exploration of more than 350 previously undiscovered caves of the Slovenian Karst, discovered during motorway construction work. The summarizes the planning of traffic roads and presents the new findings obtained during construction, as well as studies on newly-d...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Knez, Martin. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Slabe, Tadej. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Cave and Karst Systems of the World,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21203-6
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Classical Karst: Construction Monitoring
  • Classical Karst: Newly Discovered Significant Karst Features
  • Comparison with low and covered karst and karst in breccia: the vipava valley
  • Planning
  • Construction and use of motorways with regard to karst waters.